"Strong, powerful and comfortable to use it is a truly impressive PC that will strongly appeal to multimedia professionals."
Rosie Khdir, 24th November 2010
The Dell Precision M6500 is a large mobile workstation that comes with just about every choice of optional feature available.
Strong, powerful and comfortable to use it is a truly impressive PC that will strongly appeal to multimedia professionals. However, this exceptional build quality and performance doesn’t come cheap.
Although prices start at a reasonable level, once you being adding on the extras you will find the cost soaring above £3000 in no time at all.
The entry level system comes with Core i5 processors or you can juice it up to Core i7-920XM Quad Core Extreme processor levels, depending on your budget.
What we like best
The 17 inch screen is a real pleasure to look at. The 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution produces incredibly vivid colours, which really makes working with images and graphics fun.
The additional features include a smart card reader, slot-loading DVD writer, or optional Blu-ray, integrated 3.2MP webcam with dual microphones and a wealth of connectivity options.
The jog/shuffle feature on the trackpad allows fast and convenient video editing.
What we like least
There’s no getting away from the fact that the M6500 is expensive.
The cost of kitting out a full-spec blood-orange Covet version with Blu-Ray and 32 Gb 1333 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory will push the cost even higher than its already steep starting point.
Dell Precision M6500
If performance and build quality matter more to you than price then this laptop is of a standard and quality that few others can match. It’s a powerful workhorse that looks great and performs even better.
Processor Speed
TBC
Processor
Up to Intel Core i7 Quad Core
RAM
Up to 32 Gb
Screen Size
17 inch
UltraSharp LED
1440 x 900 pixel resolution
Graphics
Up to NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
Hard Drive Storage
Up to 500 Gb (7200RPM)
Battery
9-cell
Multimedia
2 x speakers
Optional dual array microphones
Optional 3.2MP camera
8-in-1 card reader
1 x ExpressCard54
DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW slot load
Blu-ray
Ports
2 x USB 3.0
2 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA
1 x Display port
1 x RJ-45
1 x eSATA
Weight & Size
393mm (W) x 34.5 mm front, 38.5mm back (H) x 280.5mm (D)
3.81Kg (with 9-cell battery and DVD-ROM)
Connectivity
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Bluetooth 2.1
Ultra-Wideband
Next Generation Mobile Broadband
GPS
Operating System
Up to Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Dell all-in-one printers
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Dell printer accessories
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